Contrasting hydrogeologic regimes along strike-slip and thrust faults in the Oregon convergent margin: Evidence from the chemistry of syntectonic carbonate cements and veins

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-59

  Sample, James C ^a   Reid, Mary R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON; CARBONATION; CEMENTS; GAS HYDRATES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIA; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; CARBONATE CEMENT; CONVERGENT MARGIN; FLUID MIGRATION; FLUID RESERVOIRS; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; ISOTOPIC VALUES; PRINCIPAL STRESS;

FAULT SLIPS;

BRECCIA; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CEMENT (SEDIMENTOLOGY); CONVERGENT MARGIN; DIAGENESIS; HYDROGEOLOGY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SYNTECTONIC SEDIMENT; THRUST FAULT; VEIN (GEOLOGY); CARBONATE CEMENTATION; STRIKE-SLIP; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SYNTECTONIC CEMENT;

OREGON; UNITED STATES; CASCADIA MARGIN; USA;

EID: 0031840245     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1998)110<0048:CHRASS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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